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Tours in St Petersburg with Maria Gureva!

Private tours. Skip-the-line admissions. Flexible itineraries.

About Maria Gureva Tours

Read about me, my team and the most exciting tours in St Petersburg!

Dear traveler! My name is Maria Gureva and I’m a private tour guide in St Petersburg. I've been a guide for 12 years now.

I and my team of professional guides are licensed to run tours in such museums as the Hermitage, Russian Museum, Peter and Paul Cathedral, Peterhof Palace, Catherine Palace, St Isaac's Cathedral and many more.

There are many travel companies in St Petersburg but the best tours you will find here only:

We customize the tours for you. No tours are amended to complete a group count.

Transfer is given at your request precisely. If you need a wheelchair access, we will organize it.

All museum tours are provided with skip-the-line admission.

I designed the itineraries myself. All of them are based on my guests requests. We take into account every tour detail.

Some tours we made are known to a lot of travelers now. Please take a look at some of them:

Reviews

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Cecil and Brian from USA

Hi Maria. Just wanted to say THANK YOU for the tour to Peterhof and Kronshtadt. You are such a great storyteller, your knowledge on Russian history is overwhelming. Perfect timing and a great selection of local places to eat as well!

Michael, Law professor from Netherlands

We spent wonderful two days with Maria walking around St. Petersburg. I particularly liked the stories about the Imperial past and WWII. We visited several cathedrals and the Russian Museum. Maria is a great professional and a very interesting person. I was totally absorbed by her stories about Russian history.

Vishy, India

For someone who does not know a word of russian or is not so familiar with the language , Maria is the ideal guide to have in St Petersburg.Fluent in english and extremely knowledgeable ,she takes you through the sights of St Petersburg at a pace that is most comforting and congenial to comprehend what you see on the guided tour.St Petersburg is a treasure trove of historic structures laden with exquisite artifacts and each with a story behind it.A proffessionally trained guide like Maria ,is mandatory in St Petersburg to have or else you would have missed out on one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.Maria is extremely patient and takes the trouble to answer each of your queries without rushing through.I strongly recommend her as the guide you must have in St Petersburg.